myEtymology.com: English etymology of explicit

Etymology of the English word explicit

the English word explicit

derived from the Latin word explicitus (clear, straightforward, explicit)

derived from the Latin word explicare (unfold, extend; set forth)

derived from the Late Latin word plicare (to fold; fold , bend, flex; multiply by X , X-tuple; add together)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *plek-

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

Dutch expliciet, French explicite, German explizit, Norwegian eksplisitt, Swedish eksplicit, Swedish explicit

Word found in Modern English